1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB) revealed that it did not make a US$ 603 million payment to International Petroleum Investment Company (now part of Mubadala) due to a delay it faced from receiving the money. [ Content protected for Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Standard subscribers only. Please subscribe to view content. ]

Two bills were recently introduced, one in the U.S. House of Representatives and the other in the U.S. Senate, that would mandate the U.S. Treasury to received detailed information on the beneficial owners behind shell companies. The bill would make U.S. corporations disclose in a private registry the beneficial owners of such entities. The registry […]

Iran-based Alavi Foundation owns 60% of 650 Fifth Avenue, a 36-floor office building in Manhattan, which is worth around US$ 500 million to US$ 1 billion. The Assa Corporation owns the other 40% of the building, which is an entity controlled by Bank Melli, an Iranian bank owned by its country’s government. Some of the […]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) got involved in a complex investigation that had a mixture of fraud, money laundering and violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The DOJ was able to catch Malcolm Harris who pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos to wire fraud and money laundering charges arising […]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had filed civil forfeiture complaints int he U.S. Court for the Central District of California seeking the forfeiture and recovery of roughly US$ 540 million in assets associated with an international conspiracy to launder funds misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). [ Content protected for Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute […]

Car manufacturers are under the sword from law firms and regulatory agencies when it comes to diesel nitrogen oxide emissions testing. Nissan, Subaru, Fiat Chrysler, Daimler AG, have all been accused or sued for using methods to dodge emission rules. The first casualty of stemming from the scandals was Volkswagen, which paid a heavy price […]

Increasingly, sovereign funds, pensions, family offices, state-owned conglomerates, insurance companies and high-net worth individuals from abroad are gradually spending more money into U.S. real estate. Wealth funds have ramped up operations, having invested in properties such as Hudson Yards, the Empire State Building (indirectly) and the Chrysler Tower. The China Investment Corporation (CIC) officially opened […]

The former executive (Director General), Fahad al-Rajaan, of Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) has been arrested by U.K. authorities. Fahad al-Rajaan had been convicted and charged of corruption and embezzling public money in Kuwait when he was leading PIFSS. [ Content protected for Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Standard subscribers only. Please subscribe to […]

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) had pursued a number of legal avenues which stem from its US$ 7.5 billion bailout of Citigroup Inc. Citigroup had won ADIA over the lawsuit, but ADIA kept pursuing a variety of legal channels. Ultimately, so far, Citigroup has prevailed in U.S. courts. ADIA was represented by Quinn Emanuel […]

This episode was recorded on March 22, 2017. Rachel and Michael cover JASTA and the potential effects it will have on future investment activity. This episode has a special focus on legal issues and shareholder rights. There is also a debate on ethical investing and the costs of it. Download the Episode CONTENTS 1:05 Shareholder […]

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